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MEP Success Stories from Ohio

Noble Tool Certification, Cybersecurity and Lean

Reported Year
2021
Noble Tool’s ownership changed and the new owner wanted to focus on business growth by targeting a number of strategic projects to take the business to the next level. It is challenging to complete special projects while maintaining day-to-day operations. The owner reached out to FastLane, part of the Ohio MEP and the MEP National Network™, to

People Power Your Business / Building Buy-In on the Factory Floor

Reported Year
2021
Adam Simpson, the stand-out plant manager at the Franklin Atlas Roofing Facility, had a strong desire to empower every employee in its SW Ohio facility to assist in the refinement of their operations in order to streamline processes while its management developed a culture of continuous improvement.

Building a Foundation for a Digital Factory of the Future

Reported Year
2022
Magellan Middletown’s processes were too reliant on manual legacy systems, contributing to rework, scrap, inefficiency and additional time to train new operators. NC programmable equipment required manual load of programs by engineering to shop floor equipment and individual work centers required navigating network folders to find process

Planning For Success

Reported Year
2022
Owner Jacob Rhodes desired to transition to a functional strategic plan that provided not only a roadmap to grow and develop the company but also the ability to transition some of his time away to achieve a better work/life blend. Levi Hollow Tool requested support from OSU South Centers MEP, part of the Ohio MEP and the MEP National Network™, in

FastLane Helps Slone Gear Automate Gear Inspection

Reported Year
2022
Automotive OEMs want to fully automate gear inspection and inspect 100% of the gears during the production process. By monitoring and controlling their manufacturing process using this new laser based measurement system, automotive companies can catch suspect gear quality issues at the grinder and avoid costly consequences further down the line

Unlocking Opportunities With CMMC Compliance Remediation

Reported Year
2022
As a result of their expertise and quality of completed work, opportunities for project work across the government agencies has been increasing. Some of the largest installations that Eco Engineering conducts is within the Department of Defense and it is expected to grow. At an early stage, senior leadership recognized that working towards CMMC

FastLane - Bar Code Scanner Upgrade

Reported Year
2021
The manufacturing facility had a single point of failure: an obsolete bar code scanner that every single bag of chips had to pass through. This piece of equipment not only tracked the production throughput, but it also rejected off-quality products. This scanner and its PLC (programmable logic controller, an industrial computer control system) had

Machining Knowledge Base Improvement Workshops

Reported Year
2021
In the changing world of manufacturing, Rhinestahl saw a need for their highly skilled workforce to keep pace with the increasing complexity brought on by the needs of their cutomers. Executive leaders, operations leaders, and shop supervisors all recognized a need to think outside of the box to train their workforce. Rhinestahl turned to Techsolve
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